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Burundi banknotes
Burundi paper money catalog and Burundian currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • German East African currency, 1890-1916
  • Belgian Conco Franc = 100 Centimes, 1916-1960
  • Rwanda-Burundi Franc = 100 Centimes, 1960-64
  • Burundi Franc = (old Rwanda-Burundi Franc) = 100 Centimes, from 1964

• For earlier issues see:
  • German East Africa, 1890-1920
  • Belgium Congo, 1920-1960
  • Rwanda-Burundi, 1960-1962
• For later Rwanda issues see:
  • Rwanda, from 1962

• To purchase Burundian banknotes, please check our inventory :
  [ World Banknotes (part 1): countries A-F ] - [ World Banknotes (part 2): countries G-M ] - [ World Banknotes (part 3): countries N-Z ]

Pick #	Date
		Kingdom 1962-66 (Belgium Mandate till 1962; Belgium Congo, Rwanda-Brundi)
1-7	(1964)	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 francs; provisional overprint
8-14	1964-65	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 francs
		Republic
15-19	(1966)	20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 francs; provisional overprint
20-26	1968-76	10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000, 5.000 francs
27-34	1975-1995	10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000, 5.000 francs
36-40	1993-	50, 100, 500, 1.000, 5.000 francs
41-	1999-	2.000, 5.000, 10.000 francs

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues